Dhaka University Film Society

The Dhaka University Film Society participates in a number of activities every year in addition to the festivals and publications they host.

TSC Auditorim

Dhaka University Film Society organized more than thirty major film festivals so far. It has been playing an active as a cultural organization at the university and the country as well.

Amar Vashar Cholochitro (Films in my language) is an annual film festival organized by DUFS at the TSC complex. The festival is held every February month in remembrance of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement. DUFS organized the 18th edition of the Festival, 'Amar Vashar Cholochhitro 1425' on February 10–15, 2019. The Festival was first held in 2004. It is now recognized as the biggest film festival in the Bengali language.

International Inter-University Short Film Festival (IIUSFF) is an annual film festival organized by DUFS. It has been running for over a decade with the slogan "Take your camera, frame your dream". Its goal is to create a cross-cultural platform for university-going filmmakers all over the world. DUFS has recently organized the 11th edition of IIUSFF, in association with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 1401 short films from more than 90 countries were submitted. Since 10th IIUSFF a new category, 'Short films on refugee' has been introduced to address the refugee crisis around the globe.

'Short film festival on cultural diversity and peace' was introduced in 2019. DUFS and Actionaid Bangladesh jointly organized the event to promote cultural diversity and peace.

Film for Freshers is the yearly film screening for the university freshers. It is open to all freshers. Boichitre Jibon (Diversity is Life) is jointly organized by Dhaka University Film Society and National Disabled Forum, in association with Sightsavers in 2010 and 2013.[5]

The major festivals organized by DUFS at the TSC auditorium, Shawkat Osman Memorial Auditorium and at different cultural centers in Dhaka are as follows.[6]

New members are admitted in the society in April each year. Only fresher students of Dhaka University are eligible to apply for membership. After an initial screening process, viva-voce (oral interview) is held to select the few successful (around forty) candidates for admission. At present, there are 227 members of whom thirty-three are executive members and others are general members. The current president is Ferdous Khan Nirjhar; the general secretary is BM Jabal-E-Rahamaat.

• Rashedul Hafiz Russell, director of Amader Chhelebela a short film which was screened at the Berlin Film Festival in 2005.[3]
• Mir Mokarram Hossain Shovo, a participant in San Francisco Ocean Film Festival at the Delhi Talent Campus in 2008.
• Imran Firdaus did research on Bangladeshi film for children, with another ex-DUFS member Topoti Burmon.
• Abu Shahed Emon has turned himself into a successful filmmaker after his debut full-length feature film Jalaler Golpo

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